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stand-in

noun as in substitute

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verb as in act as substitute

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Scott, another regular Match of the Day stand-in, broke through as one of the first mainstream female football pundits after retiring from the game in 2017.

From BBC

The spot immediately to Trump's right was left empty as a stand-in for Melania Trump.

From Salon

Two days ago, England had shipped 556, had an opener with a dislocated thumb and a stand-in captain out for a duck.

From BBC

In the photos, a stand-in for Zegler was photographed along with her band of woodland friends — whose diversity in height and ethnicity some interpreted as a “politically correct” spin on the original “Seven Dwarfs.”

If Link is a cipher, an increasingly androgynous hero meant to be a stand-in for players the world over, Princess Zelda in “Echoes of Wisdom” feels more fully drawn.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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